emporium

emporium
Synonyms and related words:
auto show, bazaar, boat show, boutique, chain store, co-op, commercial complex, concession, cooperative, countinghouse, country store, department store, dime store, discount house, discount store, establishment, exposition, fair, five-and-ten, flea fair, flea market, general store, house, magasin, mail-order house, market, market overt, marketplace, mart, open market, plaza, post, retail store, rialto, salon, shop, shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza, show, staple, store, street market, supermarket, trade fair, trading post, variety shop, variety store, warehouse, wareroom, wholesale house

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  • Emporium — (medieval Latin from Greek emporos = merchant ) is a term used for a store selling a wide variety of goods, and for marketplaces or trading centres in ancient cities. The term is also used for:*The Emporium, a former department store chain… …   Wikipedia

  • emporium — [ ɑ̃pɔrjɔm ] n. m. • 1755; mot lat. d o. gr. ♦ Antiq. Comptoir commercial en pays étranger. Des emporiums ou plur. lat. des emporia. ● emporium, emporia ou emporiums nom masculin (latin emporium, du grec emporion) Dans l Antiquité, comptoir,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • emporium — em‧po‧ri‧um [ɪmˈpɔːriəm] noun emporia PLURALFORM [ riə] [countable] old fashioned a large shop: • Kennedy s Furniture Emporium * * * emporium UK US /ɪmˈpɔːriəm/ noun [C] (plural emporia, emporiums) …   Financial and business terms

  • Emporium — Emporium, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 2526 Housing Units (2000): 1215 Land area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Emporium, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 2526 Housing Units (2000): 1215 Land area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Emporium — Em*po ri*um, n.; pl. {Emporiums}, L. {Emporia}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? belonging to commerce, fr. ? traveler, trader; ? in + ? way through and over, path. See {In}, and {Empiric}, {Fare}.] 1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emporium — 1580s, from L. emporium, from Gk. emporion trading place, market, from emporos merchant, traveler, from en in (see EN (Cf. en ) (2)) + poros passage, voyage, related to peirein to pass through (see PORT (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Emporĭum — (lat., v. gr. Emporion), 1) Handelsplatz; daher Empŏroi, Großhändler; Emporii ius, s. Stadteinlagerecht. 2) (Emporiae), in Rom Hafen u. Handelsplatz an dem Tibris, außerhalb an der Porta trigemina; 3) Pflanzstadt der Phokäer od. Massilier, im… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Emporĭum — (griech.), Stapel , Haupthandelsplatz …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Emporium — Emporĭum (grch.), Haupthandels , Hauptstapelplatz …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Emporium — Emporium, griech., ein Stapelplatz, besonders Seehafen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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